Current Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy
Draft new Queensland Waste Strategy 2025-2030 consultation
Consultation is under way on the draft new Queensland Waste Strategy 2025–2030 – Less Landfill, More Recycling. The consultation is also seeking initial feedback on the current waste disposal levy settings. To learn more visit our consultation page.
Implementation of Queensland’s Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy (strategy) , is supported by a waste disposal levy.
The current strategy was released in 2019 and has three core priorities: building economic opportunity; reducing the impact of waste on the environment; and transitioning to the principles of a circular economy to help retain the value of material in the economy for as long as possible.
These practices also contribute to achieving the environmental vision, goals and targets identified in The Queensland Plan.
A series of guiding documents have been developed that provide direction on priority actions, timeframes and responsibilities:
- Respecting Country – A sustainable waste strategy for First Nation communities
- Keeping Queensland Clean: the Litter and Illegal Dumping Plan
- Queensland’s Plastic Pollution Reduction Plan
- Queensland Organics Strategy and Action Plan
- Queensland Resource Recovery Industries 10 Year Roadmap and Action Plan (PDF, 1.8MB)
- Energy from Waste Policy and Guideline.
Waste strategy review report
The Queensland Government completed a review of the strategy in 2024 according to the requirements of s20-21 of The Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011. The review covered a three-year period from 2019 to 2022 and:
- examined progress towards achieving the strategy’s targets and any resultant outcomes
- assessed the ongoing relevance of the strategy
- identified issues affecting implementation of the strategy and potential solutions, and
- identified opportunities to improve the strategy and its implementation.
References
- Government response to the investigation
- Key performance indicators for the Queensland Waste Strategy
- Opportunities for Queensland’s waste industry (see availability)